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Contingencies And Other Disclosures (Schedule Of Original Purchase Amount Of Investments Subject To Litigation) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 25, 2014
Alternativea Mortgage Loan Pools [Member] | Senior Investor Rank [Member]    
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]    
Original purchase amounts of the investments at issue $ 477,035fhn_AmountsClaimedByPlaintiffsInvestedInProprietarySecuritizations
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Ending balance of the investments at issue   170,668fhn_EndingBalanceOfClaimsByPlaintiffsInvestedInProprietarySecuritizations
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Alternativea Mortgage Loan Pools [Member] | Junior Investor Rank [Member]    
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]    
Original purchase amounts of the investments at issue 0fhn_AmountsClaimedByPlaintiffsInvestedInProprietarySecuritizations
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Ending balance of the investments at issue   0fhn_EndingBalanceOfClaimsByPlaintiffsInvestedInProprietarySecuritizations
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Alternativea Mortgage Loan Pools [Member] | 2005 [Member] | Senior Investor Rank [Member]    
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]    
Original purchase amounts of the investments at issue 200,117fhn_AmountsClaimedByPlaintiffsInvestedInProprietarySecuritizations
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Ending balance of the investments at issue   51,564fhn_EndingBalanceOfClaimsByPlaintiffsInvestedInProprietarySecuritizations
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= fhn_AlternativeaMortgageLoanPoolsMember
Alternativea Mortgage Loan Pools [Member] | 2005 [Member] | Junior Investor Rank [Member]    
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]    
Original purchase amounts of the investments at issue 0fhn_AmountsClaimedByPlaintiffsInvestedInProprietarySecuritizations
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Ending balance of the investments at issue   0fhn_EndingBalanceOfClaimsByPlaintiffsInvestedInProprietarySecuritizations
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Alternativea Mortgage Loan Pools [Member] | 2006 [Member] | Senior Investor Rank [Member]    
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]    
Original purchase amounts of the investments at issue 77,906fhn_AmountsClaimedByPlaintiffsInvestedInProprietarySecuritizations
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= fhn_AlternativeaMortgageLoanPoolsMember
 
Ending balance of the investments at issue   33,066fhn_EndingBalanceOfClaimsByPlaintiffsInvestedInProprietarySecuritizations
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= fhn_AlternativeaMortgageLoanPoolsMember
Alternativea Mortgage Loan Pools [Member] | 2006 [Member] | Junior Investor Rank [Member]    
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]    
Original purchase amounts of the investments at issue 0fhn_AmountsClaimedByPlaintiffsInvestedInProprietarySecuritizations
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Ending balance of the investments at issue   0fhn_EndingBalanceOfClaimsByPlaintiffsInvestedInProprietarySecuritizations
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= fhn_AlternativeaMortgageLoanPoolsMember
Alternativea Mortgage Loan Pools [Member] | 2007 [Member] | Senior Investor Rank [Member]    
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]    
Original purchase amounts of the investments at issue 199,012fhn_AmountsClaimedByPlaintiffsInvestedInProprietarySecuritizations
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Ending balance of the investments at issue   86,038fhn_EndingBalanceOfClaimsByPlaintiffsInvestedInProprietarySecuritizations
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= fhn_AlternativeaMortgageLoanPoolsMember
Alternativea Mortgage Loan Pools [Member] | 2007 [Member] | Junior Investor Rank [Member]    
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]    
Original purchase amounts of the investments at issue 0fhn_AmountsClaimedByPlaintiffsInvestedInProprietarySecuritizations
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= fhn_OriginationVintagePeriodTwoThousandSevenMember
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= fhn_AlternativeaMortgageLoanPoolsMember
 
Ending balance of the investments at issue   0fhn_EndingBalanceOfClaimsByPlaintiffsInvestedInProprietarySecuritizations
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= fhn_AlternativeaMortgageLoanPoolsMember
Jumbo Mortgage Loans [Member] | Senior Investor Rank [Member]    
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]    
Original purchase amounts of the investments at issue 80,000fhn_AmountsClaimedByPlaintiffsInvestedInProprietarySecuritizations
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Ending balance of the investments at issue   25,053fhn_EndingBalanceOfClaimsByPlaintiffsInvestedInProprietarySecuritizations
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= fhn_SeniorInvestorRankMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= fhn_JumboMortgageLoansMember
Jumbo Mortgage Loans [Member] | Junior Investor Rank [Member]    
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]    
Original purchase amounts of the investments at issue 0fhn_AmountsClaimedByPlaintiffsInvestedInProprietarySecuritizations
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= fhn_JuniorInvestorRankMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= fhn_JumboMortgageLoansMember
 
Ending balance of the investments at issue   0fhn_EndingBalanceOfClaimsByPlaintiffsInvestedInProprietarySecuritizations
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= fhn_JuniorInvestorRankMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= fhn_JumboMortgageLoansMember
Jumbo Mortgage Loans [Member] | 2005 [Member] | Senior Investor Rank [Member]    
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]    
Original purchase amounts of the investments at issue 30,000fhn_AmountsClaimedByPlaintiffsInvestedInProprietarySecuritizations
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Ending balance of the investments at issue   10,342fhn_EndingBalanceOfClaimsByPlaintiffsInvestedInProprietarySecuritizations
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= fhn_JumboMortgageLoansMember
Jumbo Mortgage Loans [Member] | 2005 [Member] | Junior Investor Rank [Member]    
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]    
Original purchase amounts of the investments at issue 0fhn_AmountsClaimedByPlaintiffsInvestedInProprietarySecuritizations
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= fhn_JuniorInvestorRankMember
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= fhn_JumboMortgageLoansMember
 
Ending balance of the investments at issue   0fhn_EndingBalanceOfClaimsByPlaintiffsInvestedInProprietarySecuritizations
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= fhn_JuniorInvestorRankMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= fhn_JumboMortgageLoansMember
Jumbo Mortgage Loans [Member] | 2006 [Member] | Senior Investor Rank [Member]    
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]    
Original purchase amounts of the investments at issue 0fhn_AmountsClaimedByPlaintiffsInvestedInProprietarySecuritizations
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= fhn_OriginationVintagePeriodTwoThousandSixMember
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= fhn_JumboMortgageLoansMember
 
Ending balance of the investments at issue   0fhn_EndingBalanceOfClaimsByPlaintiffsInvestedInProprietarySecuritizations
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/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= fhn_JumboMortgageLoansMember
Jumbo Mortgage Loans [Member] | 2006 [Member] | Junior Investor Rank [Member]    
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]    
Original purchase amounts of the investments at issue 0fhn_AmountsClaimedByPlaintiffsInvestedInProprietarySecuritizations
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= fhn_OriginationVintagePeriodTwoThousandSixMember
/ us-gaap_InvestmentTypeAxis
= fhn_JuniorInvestorRankMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= fhn_JumboMortgageLoansMember
 
Ending balance of the investments at issue   0fhn_EndingBalanceOfClaimsByPlaintiffsInvestedInProprietarySecuritizations
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= fhn_JumboMortgageLoansMember
Jumbo Mortgage Loans [Member] | 2007 [Member] | Senior Investor Rank [Member]    
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]    
Original purchase amounts of the investments at issue 50,000fhn_AmountsClaimedByPlaintiffsInvestedInProprietarySecuritizations
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Ending balance of the investments at issue   14,711fhn_EndingBalanceOfClaimsByPlaintiffsInvestedInProprietarySecuritizations
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= fhn_SeniorInvestorRankMember
/ us-gaap_MajorTypesOfDebtAndEquitySecuritiesAxis
= fhn_JumboMortgageLoansMember
Jumbo Mortgage Loans [Member] | 2007 [Member] | Junior Investor Rank [Member]    
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]    
Original purchase amounts of the investments at issue 0fhn_AmountsClaimedByPlaintiffsInvestedInProprietarySecuritizations
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Ending balance of the investments at issue   $ 0fhn_EndingBalanceOfClaimsByPlaintiffsInvestedInProprietarySecuritizations
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